Jacob's Room to Choose
Illustrator
Chris Case
Publisher
Magination Press
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9781433830730
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
The beloved lead character from Jacob's New Dress is back in an encouraging story about gender expression. When Jacob goes to the boys’ bathroom he is chased out because the boys think he looks like a girl because of the way he is dressed. His classmate, Sophie, has a similar experience when she tries to go to the girls’ bathroom. When their teacher finds out what happened, Jacob and Sophie, with the support of administration, lead change at their school as everyone discovers the many forms of gender expression and how to treat each other with respect.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
500L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ; Gender nonconformity; girls who dress as boys; boys who dress as girls; gender expression; gender roles
Main Character
female child; male child
Race/Ethnicities
Undetermined
Awards
Rainbow List, 2020 Picture Book Fiction
INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards, 2019, Finalist, Picture Book
Keywords
school; classmates; unisex bathrooms
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Hoffman, Sarah and Hoffman, Ian, "Jacob's Room to Choose" (2019). Diverse Families. 2288.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2288